Cuba Faces Deepening Fuel and Electricity Shortages, Citizens Adapt
Summary
Cuba’s deepening fuel and electricity shortages are pushing residents to improvise with solar panels, batteries, coal fires, and homemade devices to keep daily life moving. Tourism, farming, and transport are all being reshaped by the crisis, even as citizens find creative workarounds.
Key Points
- Cuba is facing severe fuel and electricity shortages that are disrupting everyday life and business activity.
- Residents are improvising with solar power, batteries, coal fires, and homemade solutions to cope with outages and weak mobile networks.
- Tourism arrivals fell 62% from January to July compared with the same period last year, hurting local businesses.
- Solar-powered electric tricycles are helping transport passengers in Havana amid a shortage of buses.
